he would never quite be over the lost of her daughter, but after awhile she went on like always. She was cheered finally because George gave consent for Jacky to marry, turns out that it was just what he needed to be more responsible. While this all happened in the Washington household, war clouds began to gather over the colonies, and they called on George to lead the troops into the revolution. George of course who always did his duty took the role as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and asked Jacky and Nelly to stay with Martha at Mount Vernon to make it easier for Martha.Martha didn’t see George again until she joined him at Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1775 when Martha, Jacky, Nelly, and a few other friends traveled to join him for Christmas. They soon left after Christmas, but Martha stayed until June of 1776 when George sent her home because the fighting was to resume again.Martha did this all through the war and she because the spirit of the soldiers, when she was at camp she would care for the sick and nurse them back to health. She was always busy supporting her George and doing all she could for the army including mending clothes and entertaining George’s officers and there wives who shared their quarters in the winters.Jacky soon gave into his stepfather’s complaints and enlisted in the army, but he was only there for a few days. He died on November 5, 1781 of “camp fever”. Nelly was left with six children, two of who would come to stay with Martha and George and two died shortly after their birth. The soldiers were lifted when news spread that France was on the way to help. This was a turning point in the war but still it was looking bad for the colonies, for they had troops that went hungry and without good clothes until the French arrivedThe war ended on November 25, 1783, with the colonies victorious and George resigned once again and returned home to his dear Mount V...
